Published: 12:56 AM, 19 June 2026
Ex MP Sabina Akter Tuhin falls ill during trial
Former Awami League (AL) reserved seat Member of Parliament (MP) Sabina Akter Tuhin fell ill in the courtroom during the hearing of a sedition case.
She complained of diabetes, heart problems and blood pressure in the court of Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Moin Uddin Chowdhury on Wednesday.
The case against Tuhin was filed last year on charges of "undermining the interim government and participating in anti-state activities" by joining a Zoom meeting of the "Joy Bangla Brigade", a pro-Awami League platform.
It was filed on March 27 last year by CID Assistant Superintendent of Police Enamul Haque against 73 individuals on sedition charges.
After investigation, a charge sheet was submitted on Jul 30 the same year.
The court accepted the charge sheet on August 14 and issued arrest warrants.
On September11, a travel ban was imposed on the suspects, followed by an October 14 order for publication of notices in newspapers for absconding individuals to appear before the court.
According to the case, several hundred activists of the Awami League, under the banner of "Joy Bangla Brigade", allegedly joined a Zoom meeting on December 19, 2024, led by US Awami League Vice-President Rabbi Alam.
After the latest hearing, the court set July 14 for the next hearing on framing charges in the case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others.
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